STEP 2: Set concrete goals, tasks, dates and numbers you can track

Featuring 849 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Data Loss Prevention improvements can be made.

Examples; 10 of the 849 standard requirements:

You don’t want to be informed of a data loss incident from the users themselves or from the data protection authority. Do you have technology that can detect breaches that have taken place; forensics available to investigate how the data was lost (or changed); and can you go back in time with full user logs and identify the incident to understand its scope and impact?

The goal of a disaster recovery plan is to minimize the costs resulting from losses of, or damages to, the resources or capabilities of your IT facilities. The success of any disaster recovery plan depends a great deal on being able to determine the risks associated with data loss. What is the impact to our business if the data is lost?

Do you identify maximum allowable downtime for critical business functions, acceptable levels of data loss and backlogged transactions, RTOs, RPOs, recovery of the critical path (i.e., business processes or systems that should receive the highest priority), and the costs associated with downtime? Are the approved thresholds appropriate?

Does the tool in use provide the ability for role-based administration for sub-administrators (e.g., administrators for a specific domain) to restrict access and visibility into system data and system changes (if applicable)?

How is the complex digital supply chain -where multiple downstream providers provide services for each other and data residence and transmission points are increasingly obscure -being dealt with from an audit perspective?

Does the tool in use provide the ability for administrators to access a graphical and table-based dashboard with click-through, drill-down detail (using percentage-based metrics, not definitive totals)?

Does management recognize that there is an increased motivation for fraud and data crimes, concurrent with expectations on audit departments to recognize such activities despite reduced budgets?

Does the tool in use have the ability to integrate with Active Directory or sync directory on a scheduled basis, or do look-ups within a multi-domain forest in the sub-100-millisecond range?

Does the tool in use allow the ability to search for registered data (e.g., database data) or specific files by name, hash marks, or watermarks, and to detect partial-file-content matches?

Are we doing adequate due diligence before contracting with third party providers -particularly in regards to involving audit departments prior to contractual commitments?

Complete the self assessment, on your own or with a team in a workshop setting. Use the workbook together with the self assessment requirements spreadsheet:

The workbook is the latest in-depth complete edition of the Data Loss Prevention book in PDF containing 849 requirements, which criteria correspond to the criteria in...

The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard; with the Data Loss Prevention Self-Assessment and Scorecard you will develop a clear picture of which Data Loss Prevention areas need attention, which requirements you should focus on and who will be responsible for them:

Integrate recent advances in Data Loss Prevention and put process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines

Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a business challenge or meet a business objective is the most valuable role; In EVERY company, organization and department.

Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project within a business, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?'

This Toolkit empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Data Loss Prevention investments work better.

This Data Loss Prevention All-Inclusive Toolkit enables You to be that person.

Includes lifetime updates

Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

MARIETTA W. Senior Consultant

Posted by MARIETTA W. on 4th Sep 2018

Standard Requirements is a straightforward guide. It is a tool to help develop a detailed vision of all areas impacted by an implementation, and a useful tool for scoring readiness and implementation quality.

Thank you for the excel dashboard. It is so powerful.

The Self Assessment is deemed qualified, accurate and comprehensive as a Guidance that Incorporates the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

Posted by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST) on 4th Aug 2018

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST)

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CARSTEN B. Experienced safety and quality enabler

Posted by CARSTEN B. on 4th Aug 2018

So far I have only had time to browse it very superficially, but form that it looks very comprehensive and at the same time practical. As soon as I find time I will do a short item on it on my literature pages and point risk management professionals in your direction. Have a great day, and all the best!!

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Seems quite handy - going to start using it next month as we're investing quite a lot in it. This will define for us what to do in this space and solve a real problem (rather than chasing shiny objects).

Posted by DAVIN B. on 4th Aug 2018

DAVIN B. Systems Manager

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Thank you. I would very much like to read your publication and share my views on our blog to reach our English and Spanish customers.

Posted by James S. on 5th Jul 2018

James S. Account Manager

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This is awesome. Thank you very much.

Posted by Dr. Martin K. on 5th Jul 2018

Dr. Martin K. CEO

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Awesome!!!!!!

Posted by JOHN G. on 4th Jul 2018

JOHN G. Principal Consultant

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DAVID T. Software Consultant

Posted by DAVID T. on 3rd Jul 2018

Quality is a topic that is very important for me right now, and it should be important for every team. This book contains a self-assessment that can be useful for your organization to find out where you currently are. If you struggle to ask the right questions about your efforts, this book will give many of them, and a way to score your answers